What to see in America . the useof grazing grounds. Settlers who selected homesteadscovering watering places have also come into conflict withthe cattlemen. Some of the settlers subsisted by stealingrange calves and unbranded cattle, and it was almost im-possible to get a jury to convict these outlaws. Thingsbecame so bad that in 1892 an armed force of fifty mountedcattlemen invaded the central part of the state with avowedintentions of killing all the men generally suspected to bestock thieves. They surrounded a log cabin and shot downtwo of the supposed cattle rustlers. But this rousedthe co
What to see in America . the useof grazing grounds. Settlers who selected homesteadscovering watering places have also come into conflict withthe cattlemen. Some of the settlers subsisted by stealingrange calves and unbranded cattle, and it was almost im-possible to get a jury to convict these outlaws. Thingsbecame so bad that in 1892 an armed force of fifty mountedcattlemen invaded the central part of the state with avowedintentions of killing all the men generally suspected to bestock thieves. They surrounded a log cabin and shot downtwo of the supposed cattle rustlers. But this rousedthe country around, and the cattlemen were attacked andsought refuge in some ranch buildings. Their case wasbecoming desperate when a troop of Federal cavalry arrivedand took the besieged ranchmen to Cheyenne as the ranchmen were released, and that ended the are still many cattle in the state, but they are in smallherds. The breeds have been improved, and they no longer2b 370 What to See in America. © Gifford LPPEK YELLOWttTOJSiK AND AbSAKOKA MoUNTAINiJ depend on the open range for a precarious subsistence duringthe winter, but are sheltered and fed. Wyoming holds first rank in the sheep industry. Sheepstand the cold on the open range better than cattle and haveproved more profitable. They are pastured in the mountainsduring the summer, and are driven to the plains to findsustenance in winter. An especially interesting time to visitWyoming is in early summer when the great flocks of sheepare driven to the vicinity of the settlements to be affords the only opportunity to see the wandering flocksto advantage without going far into the wilds. The state has an Indian name which means Large a territorial government was organized in 1869womans suffrage was adopted, and this has been maintainedever since. Because Wyoming was a pioneer in givingwomen equal voting rights with men, it is called theEquality State. Its highest mountain is Gan
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